The NSW Public Sector Community of Finance Professionals (CoFP) was launched in 2008. The CoFP mission is to maintain an active community of finance professionals encompassing all organisations in the public sector. Membership of the CoFP is free and available to those working in accounting and finance roles in the public sector. The CoFP was initiated by NSW Government and the offer of membership was extended to finance professionals in Local and Federal Government in 2019.
There are benefits to individual members, agencies and the sector as a whole through promoting the sector as a place to build a professional finance career. This is achieved by facilitating the sharing of best practice, providing a strategic forum for building networks and sharing access to information and resources, senior public sector staff, and job opportunities.
The CoFP holds five free member events each year, spread across the Sydney CBD, Western Sydney and an annual regional event, as well as running several Beans for Bean Counters discussion groups. Events are recognised for CPD (continuing professional development) by our sponsors (CPA Australia and CAANZ). We also have an active email service which provides links to; CoFP events, finance updates and finance & accounting positions advertised in the NSW public sector. And finally the COFP also facilitates members sharing information with each other.